Buchanan County Man Killed In Route 460 Crash
Robert Lee Bowman aged 29 from the Walford area of Hurley Va died Saturday night after a rolling car left the road on U S Route 460 between Oakwood and Vansant. Bowman was a passenger in a 1990 Chevrolet GEO. the driver Darlene Helton’s condition and details were unavailable. The state police Wytheville division reported the single car accident.
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Buchanan County
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Walford
Hurley
Oakwood
Vansant
Wytheville
Bowman
Sweethearts wed after 70-year misunderstanding
Charles Jones and Thelma Colvin married in Decatur Illinois after a 70 year rift that began with a teenager romance in the 1920s and a Springfield street party dispute. Both widowed, they reunited last fall at Macon County Courthouse and tied the knot. Jones joked about suspicions, while Colvin denied them, saying she merely met an old schoolmate.
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Ill
Charles Jones
Thelma Colvin
Springfield
Jones
Colvin
Macon County
Charles
Italians receive remains at Redipuglia cemetery
The remains of an unknown Italian soldier were returned to Italian authorities at Redipuglia with about 40,000 observers in attendance. The urn symbolizes 90,000 Italians who died on the Russian front serving with German forces. The ceremony starts a program to exhale Italian bodies from the Soviet Union and repatriate them, with an accord to be signed in Moscow in January.
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Bluefield Luncheon and Open House On December Dates
On December 3 the Bluefield Main Street luncheon at the Arts Center offers a $5 buffet with reservations required by calling 325 5442. Also December 3 an Open House at Mercer County Fellowship Home invites the public to see the new women’s recovery program and renovations at 421 Scott St. A Business Before Hours is set for December 4 at 7:45 a.m. sponsored by local chambers at the Mercer County Technical Education Seminar Center in Princeton.
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Rain Likely With Steady 50s High and Heavy Tonight
Rain is near certain today with highs in the 50s and southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Tonight heavy precipitation continues as temps fall to the mid 30s.
Earthquake fears sweep Midwestern town of Marked Tree Arkansas
Residents of Marked Tree Arkansas fled in fear as an announced major temblor on the New Madrid fault loomed. New Mexico scientist Iben Browning claimed a 50-50 chance for five days starting Saturday, prompting temporary migrations and school closures across parts of Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Kentucky and Illinois. Local residents expressed mixed belief, with some praying and others leaving town to seek safety.
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New Madrid
Tennessee
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Kentucky
Illinois
Judy Byrd
Evansville
Ind
Saddam Says War Chance Is Fifty Fifty As Mideast Tensions Rise
Iraq tests surface to surface missiles after Kuwait invasion as Saddam Hussein asserts war odds at fifty fifty. James Baker warns U S not to attack if Iraqi troops leave Kuwait and hostages are freed. Over 350000 troops in region, 240000 American forces prepare to swell.
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Saddam
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Arab World
Eduward Stevennctinden
Moscow
Shinadze
U.S
Community Christmas Tree Donations Grow Toward Goal
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree fund reach 1497 dollars, part of a 12000 dollar goal to provide every child at the annual party with a bag of treats and a toy. Officials thank donors and urge more contributions to the Daily Telegraph office at 928 Bluefield Ave or P O Box 1599 Bluefield WV.
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Bluefield Ave
Ealy trial slated today in Pocahontas capital murder case
Jury selection began in Tazewell County Circuit Court for Pocahontas resident Sam Ealy on charges of capital murder in the April 1989 triple slayings of Robert and Una Mae Davis and Bobby Hopewell Jr. Prosecutors expect a two week trial with over 80 potential witnesses. Ealy, 27, faces a possible death sentence if convicted.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Pocahontas
Sam Ealy
Ealy
Tom Scott
Grundy
Burnopp
Robert
Una Mae Davis
Bobby Hopewell Jr
Merrick Lane
Commonwealth
Tom Bowen
Job market down except in Midwest
A Manpower Inc survey of over 15 000 employers in 466 cities finds the winter job market likely to be the worst since 1982, with declines in hiring plans nationwide except the Midwest where manufacturing remains a source of new jobs.
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Manpower Inc
Tempo
Midwest
Princeton woman pushes breast cancer funding parity
Emilie Holroyd, a breast cancer survivor from Princeton, urges Congress to reallocate NIH funds noting AIDS budget dominates the NIH portfolio. She cites 54,400 AIDS deaths since 1981 versus 300,000 breast cancer deaths, and argues breast cancer research lags behind despite projections of 143,000 new cases this year. Holroyd has started a letter-writing campaign to lawmakers to boost breast cancer research funding.
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Princeton
Emilie Holroyd
Holroyd
National Institute of Health
NIH
Breast Cancer Toll Rises Amid Expanding Reach
In 1961 one in twenty women faced breast cancer, now one in nine. About 143,000 U S women are diagnosed this year with 43,000 deaths. Treatments vary by early detection with costs from 20,000 to 65,000 dollars. The era shows rising mortality 24 percent from 1979 to 1986, touching public figures such as Nancy Reagan and Betty Ford.
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U.S
Nancy Reagan
Happy Rockefeller
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
Betty Ford
Kate Jackson
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